title: Endodontic retreatment. 1: Indications and case selection.
abstract: Conventional root canal treatment, despite having a reportedly high success rate may not invariably lead to the desired healing response in clinical practice because of shortcomings in the treatment. This is the first of two articles on this subject, and will cover indications and case selection for root canal retreatment. Part 2 will discuss methods of retreatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry, United Medical and Dental Schools, Guy's Hospital, London.
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Chong
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Pitt Ford
mesh_terms: D003788:Dental Pulp Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D018579:Patient Selection; D019233:Retreatment; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D017211:Treatment Failure